Document Automation and Assembly
In the Third Legal Tech Rebranding in Three Weeks, 40-Year-Old AbacusNext Rebrands as CARET
There is a saying that once is luck, twice is coincidence, and three times is a pattern. If so, then we now officially have a pattern of legal technology companies rebranding, as it has happened three times in the last three weeks. The latest to rebrand is AbacusNext, a provider of software for legal and …
The Secret Weapon: Leveraging Patent Agents to Gain a Competitive Edge – Shayne Phillips (TGIR Ep. 186)
This week we are joined by Shayne Phillips, Director of Analytics Solutions at Anaqua/Acclaim IP. Shayne talks about the value that Patent Agents bring to the legal industry. She explains how Patent Agents can use data to uncover insights about competitors and potential markets, and how they can go beyond the typical patent search to... Continue Reading
Aderant Teams Up with Fireman & Company to Launch Pre-Designed Intranet Portal Based on Handshake
What do you get when you combine one of the leading intranet portals for larger law firms with the expertise of a consulting firm that has been building and implementing intranets for decades? The answer, according to an announcement today, is a pre-designed, state-of-the-art intranet portal that can be deployed in just weeks, either as …
ChatGPT – If It Sounds Too Good To Be True… – Tony Thai and Ashley Carlisle (TGIR Ep. 185)
There is a lot of buzz around ChatGPT and GPT 3.5, but is it really the next Tesla, or is it the next IBM Watson? We talk with HyperDraft’s Tony Thai and Ashley Carlisle about OpenAI’s popular tool and why, lawyers at least, shouldn’t be ready to go all in on this specific technology. While... Continue Reading
Guest Post: David the Inventor vs. the Biglaw Goliath – What Drives A Goliath To Take On A David?
[Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Mark Stodder, President of Xcential Legislative Technologies. As I reported here in November, the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld has sued Xcential for misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of contract, and other causes of action. This is Stodder’s perspective on the lawsuit. If anyone at …
LegalTech 2022 in Review – The Kennedy-Mighell Report Podcast
Tom Mighell and I invited our friend Debbie Foster to continue our annual podcast tradition of reflecting on the past year in legal technology in the style of ESPN’s Pardon the Interruption show. We tried to hit as many topics and highlights as we could in this fast-paced episode of The Kennedy-Mighell Report podcast on... Continue Reading...
‘Tis the Season … for Layoffs in Legal Tech, As Multiple Companies Send Out Pink Slips
For some employees of legal tech companies, the holidays have been far from merry, as their employers have trimmed headcounts and sent out layoff notices. The exact number of layoffs in legal tech are unknown. It is difficult to track and confirm layoffs, as companies are often secretive about them. Although, in the U.S., the …
Want To Be a Successful Lawyer? Be More Like Amazon. Here’s Ten Ways
If you want to be a successful lawyer, work hard at identifying and eliminating your clients’ pain points. This past Sunday, I decided I wanted a small tabletop Christmas tree for my office. After all, ’tis the season. I went online and was immediately faced with a confusing and irritating search (Tabletop Christmas trees... Continue Reading
Creating Actual Transparency Between Law Firms and Clients – Litify’s Ari Treuhaft and Pam Wickersham (TGIR Ep. 182)
We give you the true “3 Geeks” experience on this week’s show as we are joined by an OG (original geek) Toby Brown. Toby, Marlene, and Greg talk with Litify’s President and COO, Ari Treuhaft, and Pam Wickersham, the VP of Product and Engineer there at Litify. One of the taglines at Litify is that they #BreakLegalSilos. Treuhaft and Wickersham... Continue Reading
Thrilled to Announce the ‘New and Improved’ Version 2.0 of the LawNext Legal Technology Directory
Eight months ago, we launched the LawNext Legal Technology Directory, aiming to develop it into the most trusted source available for information and resources on legal technology products. Now, we are taking the next step forward with the launch of version 2.0 of the directory that brings new features and functionality. As I wrote at …
